OH - Spencer and Monique Tepe found shot to death at home 2 children unharmed, Columbus, 30 December 2025

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I wonder where the dog was during the crime? The BIL says dog is now also with family, they used to own his litter mate. The dog is an adorable golden doodle and features in the wedding video. Another factor. Was he closed upstairs while the couple and intruder went to the basement? Seems he would bark at a stranger, wouldn’t that wake up the kids?
 
  • #102
I wonder where the dog was during the crime? The BIL says dog is now also with family, they used to own his litter mate. The dog is an adorable golden doodle and features in the wedding video. Another factor. Was he closed upstairs while the couple and intruder went to the basement? Seems he would bark at a stranger, wouldn’t that wake up the kids?
Maybe the kids did wake up. Likely since shots are fired in the house and you then you more than likely have a barking dog. They were crying the next morning which I'm thinking was about more than wanting breakfast IMO.

Several coworkers drove to the home to check on Tepe. One friend called the police again at 9:57 a.m. after hearing children crying inside the house but receiving no answer at the door.

 
  • #103
Interesting points. Do we know how long Spencer had worked there? I can’t listen, are 911 calls ever released in OH?

Interesting points. Do we know how long Spencer had worked there? I can’t listen, are 911 calls ever released in OH?
Not sure how long he worked there. Good question. Here’s a link to the 911 call.

 
  • #104
Not sure how long he worked there. Good question. Here’s a link to the 911 call.

Not long from what I can tell.

Ashland County Pictures reported that Spencer Tepe had worked at Stone Creek Dental in Ashland before recently transferring to Columbus, where he was employed at Athens Dental Depot.

 
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Reminds me of the horrific Harvey family murders. The family was preparing for a New Year’s party and the front door was open IIRC. The killers just walked right in.

 
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Replying to this early post to comment that I felt such relief at reading in the linked article about responding LE bringing a therapy dog into the post-crime environment to help the two children. Law enforcement at its finest, IMO.

Strange, terrible case; seems personal. I'm very much wondering what time the couple were shot, how long their young children ended up being "alone." It seems the killer, if known to them, had to realize the victims would be discovered with the new day. Not a lot of time for a getaway.
How old are the kids?
 
  • #110
It looks like the house next door to them (on the corner) had a camera in the front, 2 on the side and 2 on the garage in the back alley.
 

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  • #111
Columbus Police scanner audio shared by Broadcastify indicates that the 911 caller believed they heard one of the children yelling before calling again to report the body in the house.

Police records indicate that authorities were initially contacted at 9:03 a.m. and that an officer responded to the home at 9:22 a.m. but received no answer and left, WSYX reported.

Co-workers drove by the home to check on Spencer Tepe but did not receive an answer. A friend called police at 9:57 a.m., reporting that they heard children crying inside and nobody was answering the door, according to WSYX.

A third 911 call was placed after the same friend reported that they could see Spencer Tepe's body inside the home and that he appeared dead, according to WSYX.

If Dr. Valrose called 911 at 9:03, then Co-workers drove to the home to check on Spencer before the friend called twice - first at 9:57 to report children crying and then again to report seeing the body through a window then Dr. Valrose and/or the co-workers were already on their way to Columbus when they made the call or they were driving impossibly fast. The 911 audio recording from the news report is definitely Dr. Valrose but it’s impossible to listen to the Broadcastify audio without a paid subscription to hear if he is the same friend making both of the second calls. Someone would have to have known and been comfortable enough to approach the house and look in the basement window without waiting for law enforcement to check first.
There are multiple Dr.s in Athens who commute from Columbus but most are affiliated with hospitals here and in Columbus. It takes an hour to get from Athens to Children’s Hospital driving very fast and would take over an hour to get further north to that area. I used to live near there before moving south.

Also this -
A friend later gained entry to the home and found Spencer's body. Police said both Spencer and Monique had been shot.

So the friend got in then called? Same person?





The reporting about the friend seeing Spencer has been confusing. I did see one article that stated the friend was able to gain entry into the house and found Spencer, but who knows at this point.
I agree with you about the coworkers’ travel time from the dental office to the house. I calculated the travel time at about an hour and 12 minutes. 🤷🏼‍♀️
 
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The reporting about the friend seeing Spencer has been confusing. I did see one article that stated the friend was able to gain entry into the house and found Spencer, but who knows at this point.
I agree with you about the coworkers’ travel time from the dental office to the house. I calculated the travel time at about an hour and 12 minutes. 🤷🏼‍♀️
Maybe they were able to call the kid(s) down and have them open the door? Or since they were a friend vs a co-worker, maybe they had a code or were more comfortable forcing their way in? It'll be interesting to hear more details come out, it's been pretty quiet.
 
  • #114
Maybe they were able to call the kid(s) down and have them open the door? Or since they were a friend vs a co-worker, maybe they had a code or were more comfortable forcing their way in? It'll be interesting to hear more details come out, it's been pretty quiet.
I thought it was a neighbor that looked in the window and saw the deceased.
 
  • #115
Maybe they were able to call the kid(s) down and have them open the door? Or since they were a friend vs a co-worker, maybe they had a code or were more comfortable forcing their way in? It'll be interesting to hear more details come out, it's been pretty quiet.
I wonder if it’s quiet because they’re close to an arrest. I’m hoping that’s the case, anyway.
 
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The reporting about the friend seeing Spencer has been confusing. I did see one article that stated the friend was able to gain entry into the house and found Spencer, but who knows at this point.
I agree with you about the coworkers’ travel time from the dental office to the house. I calculated the travel time at about an hour and 12 minutes. 🤷🏼‍♀️
Do we know that the co-workers drove there from the office? I could maybe see the office, being unable to get hold of Spencer, contacting other colleagues who weren't in that day (and lived nearby) to ask if they had heard from him/could pop by the house to see if he was there
 
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There are multiple Dr.s in Athens who commute from Columbus but most are affiliated with hospitals here and in Columbus. It takes an hour to get from Athens to Children’s Hospital driving very fast and would take over an hour to get further north to that area. I used to live near there before moving south.

Doctors who do that (live in a big city and commute to a small town in the region) are usually specialists who go there, for instance, two days a month.
 
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Do we know that the co-workers drove there from the office? I could maybe see the office, being unable to get hold of Spencer, contacting other colleagues who weren't in that day (and lived nearby) to ask if they had heard from him/could pop by the house to see if he was there
That’s a great point. I don't know. You may be right!
 

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